Metals service centers · Wisconsin

Howard Precision Metals

Milwaukee, WI · ~69 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
2.8
Avg TCR
2.2
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Howard Precision Metals runs at 127% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Metals service centers workplace, earning a grade D.

Howard Precision Metals: 2.8 TCR = 127% of Metals service centers BLS 2.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Howard Precision Metals safety composite

Howard Precision Metals scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 81% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).

C

67/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 2.79 per 100 workers

Safer than 64% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 81% of industry peers

Fatalities
D 0

Safer than 51% of industry peers

Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).

TCR Δ

−7.1

2016→2024

Howard Precision Metals injury rate improved

Howard Precision Metals's TCR fell 7.1 from 7.1 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 8.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=7.1 · 2017=3.0 · 2018=8.1 · 2019=1.3 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=5.7 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 423510 · Milwaukee, WI ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 2.8 · 127% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #10/32
  • PHOTO Hagerty Steel and Al…
  • BOOK 9y book
  • INJ 17 inj
  • SIZE ~69 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Hagerty Steel and Aluminum (0.0 TCR gap)

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Howard Precision Metals in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Howard Precision Metals averages 2.8 TCR (127% of the Metals service centers BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Howard Precision Metals TCR series: 2016=7.1 · 2017=3 · 2018=8.1 · 2019=1.3 · 2020=0 · 2021=5.7 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.2

Where Howard Precision Metals falls in its industry

1,299 Metals service centers establishments

Safer than 64% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Wisconsin alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 32 Metals service centers employers in Wisconsin.

Howard Precision Metals (69 employees, TCR 2.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 45 employees and a TCR of 3.7 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 050100150200250 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Howard Precision Metals
Howard Precision Metals (69 employees, TCR 2.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 45 employees and a TCR of 3.7

Howard Precision Metals has more employees than the Metals service centers median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.

Year-by-Year Safety Data

Year TCR DART Injuries Illnesses Fatalities
2024 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2023 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2022 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2021 5.7 0.0 4 0 0
2020 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2019 1.3 1.3 1 0 0
2018 8.1 0.0 6 0 0
2017 3.0 0.0 2 0 0
2016 7.1 0.0 4 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

423510 · WI · Milwaukee

1,299 Metals service centers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,834 rated employers in Wisconsin with headcount on file · 980 employers in Milwaukee, WI · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel Establishment Metric
NAICS-TCR Hagerty Steel and Aluminum 2.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR Steel Technologies Ghent 2.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR Combined Metals of Michigan 2.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR Corrosion Materials - Baker 2.8 TCR
STATE-SIZE Pewaukee Central Stores 69 FTE
STATE-SIZE Metro North 69 FTE
STATE-SIZE Jack Walters & Sons Corp. - Allenton 69 FTE
STATE-SIZE Equix Energy, Inc. - TX 69 FTE
CITY-NEAR Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center 7,587 FTE
CITY-NEAR FROEDTERT HOSPITAL 7,328 FTE
CITY-NEAR Milwaukee Hospital 3,398 FTE
CITY-NEAR Childrens Hospital - Milw Campus 2,851 FTE
NAT-TCR RECARO Aircraft Seating LLC 2.8 TCR
NAT-TCR National Electric Works 2.8 TCR
NAT-TCR Vision Painting Inc 2.8 TCR
NAT-TCR Griffin Beverage CO Marquette 2.8 TCR
NAT-SIZE Gerrity's Supermarkets, Main Ave 69 FTE
NAT-SIZE REM Sales LLC 69 FTE
NAT-SIZE CVP Logistics, LLC 69 FTE
NAT-SIZE Hi-Tech Interiors Inc 69 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.